September 14 2012

10:00 PM

The top 30 in FedExCup points are headed to East Lake for the
TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Here’s a look at Luke
Donald, one of the 30 players who will contend for the FedExCup
title.

SCENARIOS TO WIN FEDEXCUP: For Donald to win the
FedExCup, he MUST win the TOUR Championship and have the following
scenarios fall into place:
> Rory McIlroy (No. 1) finishes in a 9-way tie for 6th or
worse
> Tiger Woods (No. 2) finishes in a 3-way tie for 4th or
worse
> Nick Watney (No. 3) must finish fourth or worse
> Phil Mickelson (No. 4) and Brandt Snedeker (No. 5) must
finish third or worse
>
*Tie for the FedExCup
Click
here for scenarios of every player

SEASON IN REVIEW: It's hard to follow a career
year like Donald had in 2011, winning twice, posting four other
top-3 finishes and earning PGA TOUR Player of the Year honors. That
said, the 2012 campaign was yet another solid one for Donald, who
held down the No. 1 spot in the world for the better part of the
year until Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship. He closed with a
66 to erase a three-shot deficit and win the Transitions
Championship in a playoff, his fifth PGA TOUR victory. His tie for
10th at The Barclays was Donald's seventh top-10 of the season. --
Helen Ross

PREVIOUS FEDEXCUP FINISHES: Here is how Donald has
finished in previous Playoffs appearances:

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

FedExCup finish

3rd

3rd

30th

105th

31st

EAST LAKE HISTORY: Each of the last two years,
Donald has finished in the top 3 at East Lake. In 2006, the year
before the Playoffs began, he tied for fifth there. He’s made
it to Atlanta five times in all.

ALBERS’ QUICK TAKE: Fred Albers, on-course
correspondent for SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio, provides a quick look at
Donald:
I love watching him play and like talking to him following the
round. He is very intelligent and "sneaky" long. Long par fours at
East Lake are not a problem.